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Kirsten Gillibrand: “We believe there is no medically valid reason, including the diagnosis of gender dysphoria, to exclude transgender…”

On the recordApril 2, 2018
We believe there is no medically valid reason, including the diagnosis of gender dysphoria, to exclude transgender individuals from military service.
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Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Gillibrand cites the American Medical Association's stance on transgender military service.

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